Jeremiah 13:6:10Jer.13.6.W10TAB
פְּרָ֔תָה
perata
“to Perath or to the Euphrates”
- Transliteration
- pe-ra-TA
- Extended
- peh-rah-TAA
- IPA
- /pəraːˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Perath or to the Euphrates
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
pe-ra-TA
- phraseyour reading level
LEKH pe-ra-TA
- clause
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI KUM LEKH pe-ra-TA ve-KAKH mi-SHAM eT-ha-e-ZOR a-SHER tsi-vi-TI-kha le-tam-NO-SHAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-KETS ya-MIM ra-BIM va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI KUM LEKH pe-ra-TA ve-KAKH mi-SHAM eT-ha-e-ZOR a-SHER tsi-vi-TI-kha le-tam-NO-SHAM
Exegesis
The proper noun peratah {פְּרָ֔תָה | pə-rā-ṯāh} designates the Euphrates River as the destination.
Root and etymology
“Euphrates River”
In context — Jeremiah 13:6
And it happened after many days that the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath , and take from there the girdle which I commanded you to hide there.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 13:6, so the Hebrew word פְּרָ֔תָה (perata) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.13.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.6.W10.S1) and character.